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geoglyph

motif produced on the ground; observed only remotely or from space
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geoglyph

Summary

geoglyph ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (979 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • geoglyph is a type of human-made landform[2].
  • geoglyph is a type of rock art[3].
  • geoglyph's Commons category is recorded as Geoglyphs[4].
  • geoglyph's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geoglyphs[5].
  • geoglyph's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=geoglyph[6].
  • geoglyph's different from is recorded as petroglyph[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include human-made landform[2] and rock art[3].

Why It Matters

geoglyph ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (979 views/month).[1] geoglyph has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] geoglyph is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q6419
    Library of congress authority id → sh95001458
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 9w ago · Geagea · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Geoglyphs
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007537009505171
    Subclass of → human-made landform, rock art
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537009505171"
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